"On Girls I like being a mouthpiece for the issues I think young females face today," Dunham declared. "It's always shocking when people question whether it's a feminist show."

She continued: "How could a show about women exploring women not be? Feminism isn't a dirty word.

"It's not like we're a deranged group who think women should take over the planet, raise our young on our own and eliminate men from the picture. Feminism is about women having all the rights that men have."

Dunham also touched on her beliefs about beauty, admitting that she has never aspired to look like a Victoria's Secret model.

"I don't think I'd like it very much. There would be all kinds of weird challenges to deal with that I don't have to deal with now," she explained.

The writer-actress went on to say: "I don't want to go through life wondering if people are talking to me because I have a big rack. Not being the 'babest' person in the world creates a nice barrier. The people who talk to you are the people who are interested in you.

"It must be a big burden in some ways to look that way and be in public. That said, I probably would want to see if I could get free food at restaurants."